No new record but third gold for Rojas in triple jump
2 years, 5 months ago

No new record but third gold for Rojas in triple jump

Associated Press  

EUGENE, Ore. — The best triple jumper on the planet is now a three-time world champion. And even though there was no new record to go with her victory, Yulimar Rojas was grateful that at least she had fans on hand to watch her perform. “I overcame time, injury, whatever stood in the way of achieving this, and I think this is a reward for perseverance, will and belief that this was possible.” The jumper born in a humble home in the small town of Pozuelos facing the Caribbean added this world title to those from worlds in 2017 and 2019. Rojas took command of the contest on her second jump, the winning 15.47, and didn’t fall behind again. That jump beat her previous record of 15.67, set in a nearly empty stadium in Tokyo at the Olympics last summer.

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World Athletics Championships 2023: Rojas claims fourth straight triple jump title with last attempt
1 year, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Rojas claims fourth straight triple jump title with last attempt

The Hindu  

Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela soared to her fourth consecutive world triple jump title on Friday, securing victory on her sixth and last jump to narrowly avoid disaster. “Maybe people saw my calm, focused and confident face, but believe me, nobody knows what I felt deep inside,” said Bekh-Romanchuk, whose best jump was her opener. “I knew if someone could change …

World Athletics Championships: Incomparable Rojas has new world triple jump record in sights
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Incomparable Rojas has new world triple jump record in sights

The Hindu  

Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, who has reigned supreme at global championships since 2017, insists bettering her own world record remains an objective as she hunts for a fourth consecutive world title in Budapest. “Just the possibility of being world champion again motivates me every day, I have that goal of defending my title and continue working to fulfil all …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women’s triple jump
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women’s triple jump

The Hindu  

A total of 36 athletes will be participating in the women’s triple jump in the World Athletics Championships 2023 which will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in women’s triple jump: Yulimar Rojas The 27-year-old from Venezuela the defending World champion, which she has won three times. …

Triple jump silver for Selva Prabhu in World Under-20 Championships in Colombia
2 years, 4 months ago

Triple jump silver for Selva Prabhu in World Under-20 Championships in Colombia

The Hindu  

Selva Prabhu Thirumaran won the men’s triple jump silver in the World Athletics Under-20 Championships here on Friday. pic.twitter.com/z3yIAiJrMQ — Athletics Federation of India August 6, 2022 It was India’s third medal at the under-20 Worlds, with the 4x400m mixed relay team and Rupal Chaudhary bringing the other medals earlier. Rupal won Bronze at World Athletics Junior Championships in Cali …

Shoe issue bars triple jump star Rojas from worlds long jump
2 years, 5 months ago

Shoe issue bars triple jump star Rojas from worlds long jump

Associated Press  

MONACO — Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas cannot compete in long jump at the world championships in Oregon this month because her qualifying leap was done in unapproved shoes. Track and field’s governing body World Athletics said Wednesday that a jump by Rojas in Spain in June — which was long enough to qualify for the worlds — “was …

Yulimar Rojas to miss long jump at world championships after incorrect shoes used in qualifying
2 years, 5 months ago

Yulimar Rojas to miss long jump at world championships after incorrect shoes used in qualifying

The Hindu  

Venezuelan triple jump world record-holder Yulimar Rojas will not compete in the long jump at this month's world championships after her qualifying mark of 6.93 metres was deemed invalid due to unapproved shoes. The back-to-back triple jump world champion surpassed the long jump qualifying standard in June at the Reunion de Atletismo Ciudad de Guadalajara, according to World Athletics, but …

Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas Sets Triple Jump World Record
2 years, 9 months ago

Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas Sets Triple Jump World Record

News 18  

Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas bettered her own women’s triple jump world record with a leap of 15.74 metres to win gold at the World Indoor Championships on Sunday. The Olympic champion beat her previous outright best of 15.67 metres set at the Tokyo Games last year, as well as her indoor record of 15.43 metres, set in 2020. Rojas, 26, has …

Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas sets triple jump world record
2 years, 9 months ago

Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas sets triple jump world record

The Hindu  

Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas bettered her own women's triple jump world record with a leap of 15.74 metres to win gold at the World Indoor Championships on Sunday. The Olympic champion beat her previous outright best of 15.67 metres set at the Tokyo Games last year, as well as her indoor record of 15.43 metres, set in 2020. Rojas, 26, has …

Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas aiming for long jump gold at Paris 2024
3 years, 3 months ago

Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas aiming for long jump gold at Paris 2024

Firstpost  

“I’m an athlete of challenges. If it was up to me, I’d compete in the two events,” Rojas told Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a ceremony in her honour in Caracas. Caracas: Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas will likely go for double gold in the Paris Olympics in 2024 after revealing she could also compete in the long jump. …

Yulimar Rojas sets world record to win Olympic women's triple jump
3 years, 4 months ago

Yulimar Rojas sets world record to win Olympic women's triple jump

India TV News  

Yulimar Rojas didn't even need to look for validation. The runway, the take off, the way she hit the sand — it all felt so good she somehow knew she'd sealed her Olympic gold medal in the women's triple jump with a world record. Rojas broke the Olympic record in the first round of Sunday's final at the Tokyo Games, …

Rojas sets world record to win Olympic women’s triple jump
3 years, 4 months ago

Rojas sets world record to win Olympic women’s triple jump

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Yulimar Rojas didn’t even need to look for validation. The runway, the take off, the way she hit the sand — it all felt so good she somehow knew she’d sealed her Olympic gold medal in the women’s triple jump with a world record. Rojas broke the Olympic record in the first round of Sunday’s final at the …

Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas breaks women's triple jump world record to win gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas breaks women's triple jump world record to win gold medal at Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela jumped 15.67 metres on Sunday to smash the world record in the women's triple jump event with her final attempt, having already secured the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The win made Rojas Venezuela's first woman Olympic champion. The bronze went to Spain's Ana Peleteiro, who also broke the national record with 14.87m. The two-time …

Armand Duplantis and Yulimar Rojas Named World Athletes Of The Year
4 years ago

Armand Duplantis and Yulimar Rojas Named World Athletes Of The Year

News 18  

Swedish pole vaulter Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis was named the male athlete of the year, while Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas won the women’s title at athletics’ annual awards ceremony on Saturday. Duplantis, a world silver medallist in Doha last year, set a world record by clearing 6.17m in Torun, Poland, in February and then bettered that by one centimetre in …

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